Toilet inclosure



July 26,1921. 1,637,145

' M. S. HART ET AL TOILET INCLOSURE Filed April 20. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS flaxweil 15' Hart, Logan EiPa ge.

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July 26, 1927. 1,63'5145 M. s. HART ET.AL

TOILET INOLOSURE Filed Ap ri l 20. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet z IIIIII'III 1'1".

INVENTOHS Harwell Sffart, Logan EZPage.

Patented July 26, 1927. p i

UNITED -,STATES PATENT O MAXWELL S. HART AND LOGAN E. PAGE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE HART HUTCHINSON COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF CQNNECTICUTJ.

TOILET INCLQSUBE- Original application filed November This invention relates to metal building construction, and more particularly to steel partitions or inclosures i'or toilets, dressing co llpartments, showers, .oflices, coupon boo h a d h e- The invention herein disclosed is a d1v1- si n f h i v nt ee e ss an clalmed in a prior application filed November 11, 1925, Serial Number .6,8,328.

One object of th's invention is to provide a metal inclosure of the above nature provided with a smooth exterior surface and having no unsightly projections which would be likely to catch dirt, moisture, etc., Whereby said inclosure will be made san tary and A further object is to provide an mclosure of the above nature having adjustable means to permit it to tit against walls having un- 29 even or slanting surfaces A further object is to prov de an improved form of locking mechanism for the door of the inclosure.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature ,Whichwill be s mple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install, ornamental in appearance, very efiicient and durable in use. I

With these and other ob ect s in yievv, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings, one 'form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig, 1 represents a top view of a single toilet inclosure embodying the inventionas it appears when installed in a corner oi a room, the walls of the latter being shown-in section, 1

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

. Fig. 3 is a front view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionail view of the adjustable wall post, showing the Wall attaching clip in locked position taken along the line 44 of Fig. 3.

i "Fig. 5 is a sidesectional vlevv of the same taken along the line 55 of "Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrovvs.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of the locking bolt and its casing.

Fig. 7 is same,

a vertical sectional view of the of sol she-its .31-

11, 1825, Serial No. 68,323. Divided and this application filed April 20, 192.6. Serial No. 103,360.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote 'correspondfmg parts throu hout the several v ew the numerals 10 an v 11 indicate a pair of s uare vertical frame posts, said posts being hollow an eferab y' having flut d SiQl S as ost clear y shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The posts 10 and 11 are seated Within 2 pair o f square floor pedestals 12 and 13 secured to the floor y o ts and b. a i bly conn t t aid o t a by S r ws The posts 10 and 11 are surmounted by a pair of hollow tubular members 14 and 15 of square cross-section, said tubula r members surrounding a pair of horizontal head rails 16 and 17 The head rails 16 and 17 are square in cross-section vitll Smooth outer surfaces, and are rigidly held said tubular members 1ft and 15, by screws 18 ma In order to support the ends of the head rails 16 and 17 on the adjacent v valls of the room, a pair oftubular all brackets .20 and 21 are employed, said will bracketsbes seeme t sa e d rails as t screws 22, i I

The side of ,the inclosure is provided with a panel 24, said panel being spaced a considerable distance from the head rail 16 and the floor, a short distance from the adjacent ivall, this construction permitting the edges of said panel to ;be readily cleaned or Pai ted il making it unne es y to accurately fit the edges of the panel-to the head rail, floor, or all.

The ,front edge of the panel is adapted to fit snugly-into the rear fluted groove of the post 10, whereby a tight neat joint Will be provided excluding light, dust and moisture.

The top and bottom of the panel 2& are provided with a pair of interior horizontal s ots 29 an 30, said s s ope g ea Wardly and being adapted to receive a pair The outer ends of the shat-ts 31 are secured in any suitable manner 1to a pairof vertical .U -sha'pe d channel members 38' and 34, each of said channel members :being closed at the top, and adapted to be detachably mounted =upon button mem- :bers, not shown, which are attached .to the wall of the room in any suitable manner. By means of this construction, when the door inwardly against the side panel 24 at.

all times.

The free end of thedoor is provided with a handle 4,3 ffoi'. convenience in manipulalion,'and also has a lock mechanism, more clearly shown in Fig. 6. The lock mechanis ln comprises a pair of upper and lower flanges, 4 ffa'nd 4. 2 for attachment to the door has acentralraised casing for 'housingthe lock bolt 46, saidflanges and easing being reinforcedby integral inclined ribs 46. The casing, 45 is provided with a horizontalslot 47, said slot having a pair of downwardly extending. notches 48 and 49. Thefront edge jofthe casing {L5 is provided with an opening 50 within which the lock bolt. 46 isadapted to slide, the rear of said bolt being providedwith a hand knob 51, saidkn'ob being adapted to drop by gravity into either, of the notches 48 or g 49.

By means of this construction, when a person desires to enter the inclosure, he will first open the door outwardly and permit the door to close inwardly under the influence of the springhinge 43. He will then lift the hand 'knob 51' out ofthe notch 48 and slide the bolt 46 inthe slot 47 to'the left, as shown in 'Fig. 6, until the knob51j drops into the notch 47. The bolt 46 will then hold the door locked until the occupant desires to leave the inclosure.

In order to fill up the space between the endofa row of inclosures and the wall of the room, provision is made of an auxiliary or extension panel 57. The left hand edge of the panel 57, as viewed in Fig. 3, fits snugly into one of the fluted grooves of the post/11, while the right-hand edge of said panel is loosely and adjustably telescoped within an open vertical slot formed in a wall. post 58. Thewall post 58 is U-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Fig.4, and has in-turned flanges 59 at its open side to engage opposite sides of said panel 57. The top and bottom ends ofthe wall strips 60. l I y g In order to detachably securet-he wall post 58 to the wall of the room, the base 61 thereof is provided near its upper and lower ends with elongated rectangular slots 62. A pair of resilient locking clips 63 having curved wedgeshaped end sections 64 are pivotally secured to the wall by screws 65 and are adapted to be positioned within the slots 62 of the wall post 58.

In operation, when it is desired to attach the wall. a

post 58 are closed by flat metal a screw driver or other suitable implement,

the clips will nextbe swung around to horizontal position at which time the clips will resiliently press against the base 61 ofthe wall post and lock said post securely against One advantage of this construction is that the panel may be fitted to uneven or, slanting walls without altering the shape of the panel itself.

lVhile there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illus tration only, and that the inventionisnot to be limited to thespecific disclosure but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without'departing from its spirit; I In short, the invention includes all the 1nodifications and embodiments COlTllllgNVltlllll the scope of the following claims. a

Having thus fully described the invention,

what is claimed as new,'and for which it is desiredto secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a partition construction, a panel member, a hollow wall post adapted to fit against the wall of a room, said wall post having a flat base to be securedin contact' with .said wall, said base having a pair of slots, and a pair'of rotary locking clips secured to said wall and adapted to be rotated in said slots to lock said post to said wall.

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2. In a partition construction, a panel member, a hollow wall post adapted to fit against the wallet a room, said wall post having a flat base to be secured in contact with said wall, said base having a pair of elongated slots, and a. pair of resilient rotary locking clips secured to said wall and adapted to be rotated in said slots to lock said post to said wall. Y 3. In a partition construction, a partitio member, a hollow rectangular elongated wall post fitted to said partition and contacting with the wall of a room, said wall-post having an opening in its wall-contactin face,- and a rotary lockina clin secured to said wall and extending through said opening for supgram and adapted to rotate into alinement with said slots to unlock said wall.

5. In a partition construction, a panel post from said arched at its center and having resilient wedgeshaped ends to engage the sides of 10 said hollow wall post. a

In testimony whereof, we have affixed our signatures to this specification.

MAXlVELL S. HART. LOGAN E. PAGE. 

